“multifarious wants,” greediness, selfishness, avarice Snp.941 (= pañca macchariyāni Mnd.422, as at Cnd.614), Snp.1033 (where Ne.11 reads vivicchā); Pp.19, Pp.23; Dhs.1059 Dhs.1122; Cnd. s.v. taṇhā; D …

…only in the stock phrase “vevicchaṃ kadariyaṃ k. aggahitattaṃ cittassa” in macchariya -passage at Cnd.614 =…

…regards family cp. Nd ii.on veviccha;

• -mūla the basis or root of goodness or merit; there are three: alobha, adosa, amoha…

Ve¹

indeclinable part. of affirmation, emphasizing the preceding word: indeed, truly Vin.i.3 (etaṃ ve sukhaṃ); Dhp.63 (sa ve bāḷo ti vuccati), Dhp.83 (sabbattha ve), Dhp.16 …

…nāma vuccati vicikicchā“). See also veviccha.

Desid. of vid, cp. Sk. vivitsā